ABOUT
RESEARCHER ● DESIGNER ● COLLABORATOR
Experienced product developer and consumer insights specialist with a unique ability to bridge the gap between technical and creative teams, ensuring cohesive collaboration and user-centered product solutions. Drawing from my background in UX design and STEM, I excel at translating diverse stakeholder needs, conducting comprehensive research, and utilizing a broad range of tools to drive impactful, innovative products.
ABOUT ME
VALUES
A personal value of mine that I strive to implement not only in my work, but in my lifestyle is sustainability. I am a member of the Dedham Sustainability Advisory Committee, where I provide input on local town legislation and organize local community events such as the Dedham Recycle Day to invite residents to properly recycle and donate unwanted items. Additionally, I am the founder and lead of the SharkNinja Green Team, where we are working on reducing company E-waste and improving product repairability.
In college, I was granted the opportunity to volunteer at a hydroponic farm on campus, where I assisted in developing a planting schedule, harvested and recorded mature batches, maintained successful growing conditions including cleanliness, temperature, pH, etc. I also helped publicize the farm to potential volunteers, investors, and advocates by speaking to different classes, clubs, and community groups
THEATER
One of my greatest passions is theater design, tech, and management. I have worked in many different theater venues, from small-scale community settings to professional, Off-Broadway theater. My roles have varied greatly, from using powertools and blueprints to build sets from the ground up as a carpenter, to managing multi-thousand dollar budgets and scheduling the implementation of large-scale productions as production manager.
I have been able to apply the skills that I learn in theater to every aspect of my life. I have learned valuable lessons in management through my experience as stage manager and production manager of a variety of shows, and I have learned about woodworking and aesthetics through my experience as carpenter and property designer.
Created by me
VOLUNTEERING
I am a proud recipient of the Girl Scout Gold Award. To have received this award is a huge honor, and was a significant effort. In order to earn this award, I started a program with my local library called Tech Connect. In this program, I connected volunteers from my high school with elderly community members. At regularly held workshops, elderly community members with questions about technology would talk to high school volunteers. For this program, I created a logo and marketing materials, spoke to various groups across my town, wrote articles for the newspaper, organized volunteer scheduling, and coordinated with the library.
Through this program, not only did an often overlooked demographic gain a knowledge of technology, but two generations were able to connect on a personal level; many of the younger volunteers from the program would engage in meaningful conversation with the elderly community members.
The program continues to run at the library to this day under a new name.
